Evander6'S MOCK DRAFT
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Evander6'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 20, 2026

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  • Evander6 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
Justin Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Justin Jefferson
LB Alabama
Dalton Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dalton Johnson
S Arizona
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Nobody had Cole Payton this high, and it is not close. The Browns reached 129 spots to get him at the Round 4 slot. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Slaughter at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 David Bailey
In the 6th pick they get a double-digit-sack hope. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In pick No. 24 they get a matchup weapon at tight end at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Olaivavega Ioane at Round 2, Pick 7 is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Slaughter in No. 70, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick107 Rnd4 Cole Payton
Value said wait; Cole Payton in the Round 4 slot says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
A premium they did not need to pay, Ted Hurst a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jalen Stroman
They paid sticker price for Jalen Stroman in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick147 Rnd5 Justin Jefferson
Justin Jefferson in No. 147 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick204 Rnd6 Dalton Johnson
Dalton Johnson at pick 204 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick248 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
No drama and no debate, De'Zhaun Stribling went about where he belonged in the 248th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.